Middlesbrough v Wolves build up.

[Parkins left foot]

Deslandes up against Adomah so we will find out what his defending capabilities are which he didn't need in the last round of this competition

 

[machin05]

Darlo if you're at the game fancy letting us know how we're lining up?

Spiers reckons it's 4-4-1-1 with Saville left.

 

[Aikiwolf]

The radio said the rhombus is in use with Saville on the left.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Is Hause injured? Otherwise cannot see the logic of moving Iorfa inside to a position he hasn't played this season when Hause & EEL could at least continue working on their partnership.

Would also avoid the need to bring Doherty in at RB

He is injured, but should be fit for Saturday.

 

[Lycan]

You can listen to this on 107.7 btw.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Commentary advise Saville on the left, Wallace on the right with McD just ahead of Price - so somewhat of a narrow diamond by the sound of it.

Little of note happening, both midfields losing the ball with regularity with us having a bit more possession but doing little with it so far

 

[Parkins left foot]

He is injured, but should be fit for Saturday.

Thanks - hadn't seen that

 

[slink]

It seems to me like the formation is----------------------McDonald------Price----------------------


----------------------------------------Wallace----------------------------------------------------------Saville-------------------------------


--------------------------------------------------------------------------VLP--------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Bright--------------------------------------

So not exactly Saville and Wallace playing wide but tucked in when we have it allowing the fullbacks to go forward and us have numbers in the middle and hopefully players moving into little pockets between the lines but when we don't have it Saville and Wallace are getting out to their wide players and if not McDonald and Price will and Wallace and Saville cover for them. That would then make sense a little tactically, if Wallace and Saville are playing as wide players it makes no sense at all.

 

[Paul]

It seems to me like the formation is----------------------McDonald------Price----------------------


Wallace----------------------------------------------------------Saville


VLP

Bright

So not exactly Saville and Wallace playing wide but tucked in when we have it allowing the fullbacks to go forward and us have numbers in the middle and hopefully players moving into little pockets between the lines but when we don't have it Saville and Wallace are getting out to their wide players and if not McDonald and Price will and Wallace and Saville cover for them. That would then make sense a little tactically, if Wallace and Saville are playing as wide players it makes no sense at all.

What ? three players on the right and no one on the left

 

[slink]

I've edited it

 

[Parkins left foot]

Doherty off getting treatment - McD filling in at RB temporaily

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

seems from twitter that we are well into this game at the moment

 

[Parkins left foot]

Doherty back on, makes a decent tackle on Friend to concede a corner, but then almost puts it into his own net off the corner

 

[Parkins left foot]

Friend booked as the Ref gets fed up with the number of fouls Boro are conceeding

 

[darlowolf64]

Spiers reckons it's 4-4-1-1 with Saville left.

4-4-1-1, Price and McD in the middle with Saville and Wallace switching sides every so often. VLP and Bright switching between #10 and forward. Passing is sharp, and the midfield looking tight. Iorfa very vocal and after a shaky start, Deslandes is getting into the game. Doherty playing well too
More at half time

 

[Lycan]

Cheers Mike.

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Wolves have 40% possession with one shot which was too high from VLP.
Once again their keeper has been untroubled.
KMac with an aimless ball to no one and we lose possession.
That smooth possession football we all loved last season is still being kept under wraps...

 

[Lycan]

EEL you twonk. What a mess that was.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Really poor from EEL.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Low cross which EEl gets all wrong - Adomah nips in & an easy goal.

Long way back from here